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Sri Lanka v South Africa @ Galle International Stadium
6 July 2000
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: LV Jayasundara, MG Silva
Third Umpire: PT Manuel
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 37 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Andrew Hall > ) | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Avishka Gunawardene | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 47 | 64 | 110 | 5 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Boucher b Nantie Hayward | 3 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 8 | 32 | 34 | 1 | - |
| +5. Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Makhaya Ntini > ) | 85 | 116 | 144 | 11 | - |
| 6. Russel Arnold | not out | 59 | 69 | 106 | 4 | - |
| 7. Upul Chandana | b Jacques Kallis | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Shaun Pollock b Jacques Kallis | 4 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-14 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-35 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-101 (Avishka Gunawardene), 5-221 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-226 (Upul Chandana), 7-242 (Kumar Dharmasena). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 24w, 7nb, 0pen) 36 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs, 217 mins) 249 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | (6w,4nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 | (8w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (5w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 59 | 84 | 129 | 2 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hall | c & b Upul Chandana | 81 | 114 | 141 | 6 | 3 |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Upul Chandana b Kumar Dharmasena | 11 | 30 | 31 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c sub b Upul Chandana | 14 | 18 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | c Kumar Sangakkara b Upul Chandana | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya > ) | 20 | 22 | 37 | 1 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya > ) | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | c Mahela Jayawardene b Upul Chandana | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Nantie Hayward | not out | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | run out (Marvan Atapattu > ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-150 (Gary Kirsten), 2-157 (Andrew Hall), 3-176 (Jacques Kallis), 4-176 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-192 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-194 (Mark Boucher), 7-206 (Shaun Pollock), 8-208 (Lance Klusener), 9-211 (Nicky Boje), 212 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 8w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.2 ovs, 212 mins) 212 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 44 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2.2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Avishka Gunawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan